Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-24

diamond set, one diamond ring
and one diamond stud, the es-
timated value Of the whole
lot $1,000 By this time the entire car
was thoroughly aroused, and the next
bcrth TO be robbed IN regular order was
occupied by Colonel Gruntos OF the Mexi-
can army. When the Mexican officer saw
it was his turn next he called out in
| Spanish to his lieutenant, C@tsrino CRUZ,
who was occupying the upper section, to
hand him his pistol. Mrs. White, wife
of Sheriff White of Ell Psso, who occu-
pied the opposite section With her hus-
band, heard the Mexican officer call for
his pistol, and taking in the
situation, implored aim in Spanish
not TO use his pistol as
! there were too many of the robbers. The
robbers probably did not understand
what was being said in Spanish, but they
I saw the lieutenant searching as il for his
weapon, so they gave him severe club
bling over the head and went On with the
robbing. They took al the money the
Mexican officers had, which was $500.
At this moment the conductor informed
the robbers that
TRAIN FROM THE WEST
was about due there and that it would be
necessary for him TO send back and flag
unless they (the robbers) desired the train
to be run into and everybody in
the Pullman killed. The robbers said it
was not their wish to have anybody killed,
and at once left the Car and told the
trainmen they could pull out. There
were four passengers on the Pullman
who were not molested, the robbers
leaving before they were reached in
~
White and wife of Ell Paso, a. j. Beach of
Palatka, Fla, and Lionel Hohenthal of
San Antonio. The robEers detained the
ing the robbery, and when the
train men were told to pull
out they did so with the greatest possible
dispatch. When the trsin arrived at
Schuleuberg the officers were notified and
the Sheriff aud posse with blo0dhounds
started in pursuit. The train reached
the passengers on the Pullman disem-
barked here. Your reporter interviewed
several of them. The first one approached
was Mr. Lon Meyer, who travels for l..
H. Strobe & Co. of Cincinnati.
Mr.. Meyer said: "The first thing
knew rough fellow stuck g pistol in my
face and told me to give him
my money, and that dam
quick. l saw at once that the trsin was
| in the hands Of robbers, and l put my
hand under my pillow to pull out my
vest, and while doing this l slipped my
watch out and left it under the pillow. l
saved my watch, but they got all the
money bad, $500.
Mr.. Robert L. Armistesd, who travels
for Haben, Brussell & Co. OF New York,
and passenger in the Pullman, was
also seen by your correspondent.
l was aroused by the LOUD talk
ing and swearing in the forward end of
the car and after listening 8 while / real
iZed tina; the train was being robbed.
took my pants, put 500 in the watch
pocket ard the rest of my money about
$1,000 l concealed between the
mating put the pants under
my pillow and lay down
as # asleep. Pretty soon the robbers,
having the conductor in tow, came to my
berth. The lesder stuck pistol in my
face and said: ''Giye me your money
now, and that damn quick" / pulled
out my pants from under the pillow
and took the money and gave
it to them. They demanded more money,
but protested that that was all l had.
They then said they would 20 through
my satchel, but l told them that it was
nothing but sample case. son, then
you are one of those damn drummeTs,
are your" said the captain of the robbers.
81 know you have q bigger wad than
this" l then saw it was necessary for
me to do some good talking if l saved my
satchel and my head, so l protested
earnestly: 81 haven't got any more
money" l said to him, ''but l
have flask of the best whisky you ever
drank. "No, thank you," he replied,
''we are Prohibitionists." The leader
still insisted that l must give up more
money, SO l concluded to turn the tables
on him, and asked him to give me back
the change in silver ne had taken from my
pockets. He replied that they were not
giving any change tonight, and with t2et
they passed on.
Mr.. L. Hohenthal. now Of San Antonio,
formerly of this city, was also inter
viewed. 81 was quite lucky" said he,
"for yesterday morning l went
to the agent in San Antonio
d told him l wanted berth nesr the
center of the car reserved. Somehow
! the agent forgot to have the birth re-
served and had to take rear section
! Just over the trucks. This is all that
saved me from being robbed
II was IN the section Just
In the rear of the one occupied by the
Mexican officers. They were just getting
ready 10 come TO my berth when the con-
ductor told them q train was then due
and they were liable TO be killed if a
fagman was not sent back at once. You
may imagine how much relieved
when one of the robbers said, owe don't
want to see any body killed, you can run
your train along" l heard the robbers
leave the car. The train stsrten.
THE LEADER
is described as a man s little above me-
dunn highth end stout built, and appar-
entity about forty years of age. He wore
a fierce looking sandy moUstache, his
! eyes were keen, grey and his complexion.
was foTid almost 10 red
ness. He was not masked at
al and made no attempt 10 conceal his
features. His clothes were rough, his
manners were unCOuth and MS language
vulgar. His companions, for the most
part, wore maks and some Of them false
whiskers. They were all rough in dress
and manners, and as they walked their
spurs clicked and their high boots
showed they were mounted. l. is i'm
possible to ascertain the exact amount of
the booty secured by the robbers, but it
is known that they got almost
5000 from the passengers and
$1,000 worth of jewelry. 1t is
that the Wells Fargo & Co.'S. Express
was robbed CT about $4,000 to SIG, 900.
superintendent, j. ". Nichols of the
express company was seen but would
not tell the amount of the
commands loss He sid that the